"Neither Dumb, Deaf, nor Destitute of Understanding": Women as Guardians in Early Modern Spain

Over 80 percent of Spanish noblemen in the period between 1350 and 1750 chose their wives to be the guardians of their children and property, so women headed many of the most powerful noble families in Spain at regular intervals. To Spanish noblemen, the preservation of family, power, and lineage wa...

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Main Author: Coolidge, Grace E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. 2005
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2005, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 673-693
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